With every character, you alter, you can’t be attached to your own identity. Nicole Kidman More Quotes by Nicole Kidman More Quotes From Nicole Kidman I didn't do so well in the academic world, so I think the only way I could express myself was through visual art - anything I could get my hands on, whether it was glassblowing, sculpture, painting, or photography. I always wanted to be a painter. Or a farmer. Nicole Kidman photography art thinking I suppose the underlying current for me is the idea of not doing something I've done before. I call myself a character actor and I'm always trying to stay a character actor. Nicole Kidman done trying character Probably the biggest compliment someone can give you is, "Gosh, you look great. You don't look tired." Nicole Kidman tired giving compliment I still feel vibrant and alive that way. I'm in a marriage where we put an enormous amount into our marriage. I always say, there's me, there's my husband, and then there's the "us," the us that we create. That's what we really take care of. We never, ever take it for granted. We do everything we can to be together, not to be separated for periods of time. We're just a very, very tight family unit, and we're really kind to each other. I think it's so underrated; people don't appreciate the necessity of that in society now. Nicole Kidman husband people thinking I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it's better to be alone than in a lousy relationship. Nicole Kidman At this time in my life, I want to be giving to my relationships. And out of that, whatever work you do prospers because you have more to give. There's something very primal about giving birth. It puts you in a state of being very raw. Nicole Kidman giving-birth birth giving For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very, very easy to play. ... I think one of the scenes is almost eight minutes. Nicole Kidman eight lying thinking I love that ["Big Little Lies"] is about women coming together and making something happen very quickly, with friendship being the core of it. Nicole Kidman together littles lying [As a producer] [Big Little Lies] is the stories of women that I know, and it was a way in which we could go to other women and say, "Here's a great role. There's five great roles here. They're all complicated. They all deserve to be told, and are you interested?" And that is rare. Nicole Kidman roles stories lying I want to be with people I really like. I don't want to be working on things with people that I'm not happy to be there [with]. Nicole Kidman not-happy want people We worked with Jean-Marc [Vallée] [on Big Little Lies] in terms of finding [style]. Because when you have five women, you're trying to find how they each dress and how they present themselves to the world. Nicole Kidman style trying lying I never like to tell people what they should take. Nicole Kidman should people As an actor timing is important, especially as a mother with small children, so a lot is chance. Nicole Kidman important mother children I always say, when I work with younger actresses, "I'm here." Reese says it, too: "We've lived it. We know things. So if there's anything you want to know." I'm careful not to be the preacher, like, "Now, listen to me!" But I do want to be available. Even in terms of things like finances - where do you learn that, if you don't have people you can ask, "Hey, can I ask you a question?" Nicole Kidman hey want people When I was working with Stanley Kubrick [on "Eyes Wide Shut"], he would always say, "You never tell the audience what to feel. Let them choose to have their responses." Nicole Kidman stanley eye feels I think you put art out into the world, and sometimes it's divisive, sometimes it's embraced. Sometimes people cry, laugh or have complicated reactions. Nicole Kidman people art thinking I love storytelling. I love stories, and I love the way in which we connect through stories. Nicole Kidman love-story stories way I'm interested in storytelling. I love being an artist now and connecting through art. Nicole Kidman storytelling love-is art Sometimes as an actor you're struggling to make things work. That was never the case for me with [Big Little Lies script]. It just kind of flowed out. Nicole Kidman actors struggle lying In particular, for my character, Celeste [in Big Little Lies], there was a way in which we wanted to present her, because she has sort of barriers that she has to put up for protection because of things that are going on in her life. Yet she wants to be, I suppose, very presentable but neutral. Nicole Kidman want character lying
